HELCO Power Restoration Update – Estimated 1,500 Without Power
Hawaii Electric Light continues to make progress in restoring electric service to customers who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Iselle. Service to an additional 400 customers was restored...
View ArticleCongresswoman Gabbard Releases Details on Steps to Get Federal Aid for Puna
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today released details on the next steps that must be taken to quickly and effectively bring federal aid to Puna residents on Hawaiʻi Island whose homes and property...
View ArticleLeaders Begin Process of Developing Hazard Mitigation Plan for Albizia on the...
Today, Senator Schatz met with Mayor Kenoi’s cabinet, HELCO, State Senator Ruderman, Director of Civil Defense Darryl Oliveira, representatives from the Big Island Invasive Species Council and the U.S....
View ArticleHELCO Power Restoration Update – 1,200 Remain Without Power
Hawaii Electric Light continues to restore electric service to customers who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Iselle. Service to an additional 300 customers was restored Monday. Currently, an...
View ArticlePahoa Roundabout Contract Awarded – Pre-Construction On Schedule To Begin In...
The state Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists well in advance of an upcoming detour as it plans for construction of the new Pahoa Roundabout on Hawaii Island. Beginning in mid- to...
View ArticleHELCO Power Restoration Update – Estimated 1,100 Customers Remain Without Power
Hawaii Electric Light on Tuesday restored service to approximately 100 customers in Discovery Harbor, Keaau, and Pahala Village – areas that lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Iselle. At this...
View ArticleHawaiian Electric Companies Contribute $25,000 to Hawaii Island United Way
Hawaii Electric Light, Hawaiian Electric and Maui Electric have collectively contributed $25,000 to the Hawaii Island United Way. In addition, contributions from employees of the three utilities will...
View ArticleHELCO Power Restoration Update – Nanawale Estates Still Without Power
Electric service has been restored to approximately 300 customers in Vacationland and Kapoho Beach Lots who have been without power following Tropical Storm Iselle. At this time, more than 99 percent...
View ArticleVideo – Hurricane Iselle Damage & Recovery in Puna, Hawaii
Two weeks ago, Hurricane Iselle devastated Puna on the Big Island of Hawaii on August 7, 2014. Fragile invasive albizia trees shattered, downing utility lines and blocking major roads. The storm surge...
View ArticleVideo – Hurricane Iselle Disaster and Aftermath
Hurricane Iselle hit Hawaii on August 7th and caused severe damage to the Big Island. This video shows the Kapoho area.
View ArticleScams Targeting Iselle Victims Being Reported by HELCO
Hawaii Electric Light Company has been informed of scams targeting Hawaii Island customers in the wake of Tropical Storm Iselle. Customers reported receiving telephone calls from someone claiming to be...
View ArticleGov. Abercrombie Signs Formal Request for Presidential Disaster Declaration
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed a request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration asking for federal assistance to help pay for damage caused by Tropical Storm Iselle, which impacted Hawaii from...
View ArticleLava Flow Continues to Advance – Could Become Threat to Residential Areas in...
The June 27th lava flow, named for the date it began erupting, continues to advance to the northeast of its vent on the flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone. As of Friday, August 22,...
View Article“Aloha Puna” Fundraiser Shirts to Benefit HIUW for Puna Recovery Efforts
Locally owned and operated Big Island companies – Creative Arts Hawaii, Aloha Grown and Parker Ranch Store – have come together to design and print exclusive limited edition “ALOHA PUNA” fundraiser...
View ArticlePuna Trail to Shipman Beach Closed Until Further Notice
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife has closed the Puna hiking trail until further notice, due to severe tree fall caused by Hurricane Iselle. These...
View ArticleWhere The Lava Flow is NOW
Map showing the June 27th flow in Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone as of August 22, 2014. The area of the flow as mapped on August 12 is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as of August...
View ArticleSenator Schatz Urges President Obama, FEMA for Major Disaster Declaration for...
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) wrote letters to President Barack Obama and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today supporting the State of Hawai‘i’s request...
View ArticleU.S. Court Overturns Law Limiting Biotech Crops on Kauai
A group of global biotech crop companies won a court victory on Monday that blocks enactment of a law passed last year limiting the planting of biotech crops and use of pesticides on the Hawaiian...
View ArticleUPDATE: Where the Lava Flow is Now
Map showing the June 27th flow in Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone as of August 25, 2014. The area of the flow as mapped on August 22 is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as of August...
View ArticleHawaii Lava Flow Update – Lava Resurfaces Along Crack
Lava resurfaces along crack, continues advancing through thick forest The leading edge of the June 27th lava flow plunged into a deep crack on Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone last week, and lava within the...
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